Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [v-ing] that [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Research is showing that many animals actually do possess a sixth sense but this is a natural " supersense " , rather than anything supernatural .
2 Research is showing that many animals respond to other weather cues .
3 We wake and sleep according to the sun 's cycle , and research is showing that celestial rhythms still control many other areas of our life .
4 But now Wiltshire County Council 's proposing that those buses should be scrapped to save money .
5 The council is hoping that local firms will help to fund tourism promotion in the future .
6 The Museums and Galleries Commission is hoping that these considerations will lead the Charity Commissioners to reconsider their decision under the cy-pres ( i.e. next best thing ) provision of the 1960 Charities Act , which allows a charitable bequest or trust to be altered where the original stipulation is no longer relevant .
7 A CHURCH is praying that local planners will have a change of heart .
8 What concerns me is that , in effect , the Minister is saying that all campaigns are condemned before they begin .
9 If the Minister is saying that hon. Members are not allowed to do that without running the risk of being accused of slurs , he is abusing parliamentary procedure .
10 The technical officer was verifying that all platforms within firing range were accepting the signal .
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